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Osama (2003)

To save her family a girl must become a boy

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Siddiq Barmak

Synopsis

After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

Actors

Marina Golbahari
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Khwaja Nader
Khwaja Nader
Jadi
Malikdelha
Malikdelha
Ajmal
Malik Akhlaqi
Malik Akhlaqi
Mostafa

Crews

Siddiq Barmak
Siddiq Barmak
Director
Siddiq Barmak
Siddiq Barmak
Writer
Siddiq Barmak
Siddiq Barmak
Producer
Julia Fraser
Julia Fraser
Producer
Julie LeBrocquy
Julie LeBrocquy
Producer
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Executive Producer
Makoto Ueda
Makoto Ueda
Producer
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Original Music Composer
Ebrahim Ghafori
Ebrahim Ghafori
Director of Photography
Siddiq Barmak
Siddiq Barmak
Editor
Akbar Meshkini
Akbar Meshkini
Production Design
Razi Mohebi
Razi Mohebi
Assistant Director
Hosein Mahdavi
Hosein Mahdavi
Sound Designer

Posters and backgrounds

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